------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | International Replay Baseball League - Founded October 30, 1973 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ***************** IRBL NEWSLETTER # 874 ***************** 4-2-11 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ...................................... TEAM SEASON INSTRUCTIONS SETS: Along with this newsletter, you will find a set of the following instruction files for each team: 1) INSTRUCT.Txx 2) PITCHING.Txx 3) INACTIVE.Txx NOTE: The xx is the two digit IRBL team number. ...................................... The following team season instruction sets have not yet been received or completed: CARDINALS Don Tobin ROYALS (Don Tobin) Once I receive the above instructions sets, I will post a supplemental LRD containing them. If you submit a series late because those instructions were posted late, let me know and the LSP will be waived. ...................................... Prior to each series, print (or view in a separate window) the road team's PITCHING, INACTIVE and INSTRUCT files to be sure you are using the latest instructions. If you have a problem printing from the IRBL Menu Program, you can open and print the files using the Windows Wordpad (select "Start- Programs-Accessories-Wordpad"), change the four margins to "0.25" (select File-Page Setup) and print the file (or any selected page or pages). Once you have Wordpad open, you can use Windows Explorer and drag any IRBL file into the Wordpad window. The latest team computer manager profiles will always be pre-loaded into the IRBL DMB player files whenever you install the latest LRD. ...................................... The following teams are without permanent managers: Play your road series against these teams: DODGERS : Chip Hopkins (TGM) PHILLIES : John Parker (GM) (2) IRBL # 874 4-2-11 2 ANGELS : Jim Lee (TGM) (1) ATHLETICS : Gerry McDonald (TGM) TWINS : Ricky Diaz (TGM) BLUE JAYS : Chip Hopkins (TGM) The following teams have temporary managers who will be playing the home series for the team plus road series against the above other teams who do not have a game playing manager: PADRES : John Mattfeld (TM) REDS : Bill Mattfeld (TM) NATIONALS : George P. Widenor (TM) RANGERS : John Mattfeld (TM) ROYALS : Don Tobin (TM) ORIOLES : Ricky Diaz (TM) RAYS : Marc Schlotthauer (TM) (1): will not play any series vs other GM teams (2): I have not heard from John Parker in over 2 months so John Mattfeld volunteered to prepare the PHILLIES instructions. Until I find out if John Parker is still with us, please play your road series against the PHILLIES but do not play them in advance of the series date ...................................... Reminder about new procedure for handling late series in 2011 (IRBL rule # 29A2): Starting in 2011, if I do not receive an SRZ by 2 weeks after the series date, I will offer the opposing manager the option to play the series. If he does not want to play it, either a pre-arranged volunteer will play it or I will play it. If there are no home team lineup instructions then the road series lineups for the previous road series will be used. If the lineup is missing a player (due to the Inactive List) then any available player can be used to fill the spot. LSP's will still continue to accumulate until the results of the series is received from whoever plays it. If any managers wants to stand ready to play such series that fall back for me to play (to save me the time), please let me know and I will put you on a "ready to play late series" list. IRBL # 874 4-2-11 3 Please be advised that if you do not prepare home series instructions and if you are 2 weeks late in submitting a home series, improvised instructions will be used for your team to play the series which may result in players going over season limits resulting in Player Over Use Penalties (PUP's). Volunteers who will play late series: Ricky Diaz ...................................... REMINDER ABOUT INSTALLING AN IRBL LRD: Whenever you install an IRBL LRD during the season, it will replace the IRBL DMB player files with the latest files from the Official League Office files. Please be sure that you have completed preparing and have emailed to the League Office all played series (the series ZIP file) (and if you made any changes to your team's computer manager profile, be sure you have exported and sent the League Office an updated instructions ZIP file) prior to installing the LRD because it will erase everything in the IRBL DMB player files. ...................................... The "Late Series" penalties and credits chart and series receipt confirmations chart has been updated for 2011 and available to be viewed at the IRBL web site. You should also use that web page to confirm that your submitted series was received (every series receipt date is noted in the chart at the bottom of that web page). Please use this chart instead of asking me to confirm via email that I received your series. ...................................... Files included on LRD # 874: --------------------------- INACTIVE.Txx --> Inactive List Forms INSTRUCT.Txx --> Team Instructions file MANAGERS.TXT --> Manager Address List NEWSL874.xxx --> Newsletter # 874 PITCHING.Txx --> Starting Pitchers Rotation Sheets File Extension Legend (xxx): --------------------------- T1C --> Viewable one column newsletter text format TXT --> Viewable text format ...................................... BK